I resisted the impulse to call it "a Dickens of a show." Whew. That would've been too precious, even for me. But in case you missed Part 1 last Saturday night, it's not too late to get sucked into this dark (I'm not kidding; you can barely see anything) yet compelling saga about the wealthy, the would-be wealthy and the ne'er-to-be-wealthy in 19th-century England.
I'm always a sucker for costume drama. Masterpiece Theatre, take me away! Yet this isn't your typical period piece. Full of inventive editing and percussive sound effects, it's as packed with nefarious scheming, ill-advised romance, youthful folly, crazy stalkers, country manors, untimely death, graveyard rendezvous and amusing facial hair as one might wish. There's even that mainstay of costume drama, a penniless girl with a heart of gold whose birth is shrouded in mystery. Plus, Gillian Anderson. Need I say more?
Watch it! Tonight on PBS.
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